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Tampa Bay will be without defensive end Da’Quan Bowers and could be without safety Mark Barron and linebacker Dekoda Watson because of injuries when the team plays its final game Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. For the Bucs, this isn’t the time to be missing your defensive guys. The Saints are not only undefeated at home (7-0) this season but are scoring 33 points per game in the Superdome. With the Saints needing this game to make the playoffs,… Read More »

The Tampa Bay Bucs promote cornerback Deveron Carr from the practice squad and release fullback Spencer Larsen on Saturday. Not a big deal, right? Well, yes and no. By releasing Spencer Larsen, who was signed earlier this week, this means fullback Erik Lorig, who missed the preseason and opener with a calf injury, is finally healthy and should play tomorrow against New Orleans Saints. The Bucs only keep one fullback on the roster so releasing Larsen is no biggie. But… Read More »

Greg Schiano was officially introduced to the Tampa Bay community as the Buccaneers new head coach on Friday and he did not mince words. He said his goal is to win championships. Here are some quotes from the press conference: “Everywhere he’s touched an organization he’s been very successful and we’re looking for him to be the same here.” — Buccaneer General Manager Mark Dominik “He’s a person that came into a program and built it from the ground up.… Read More »

Wide receiver Arrelious Benn was all smiles on Tuesday when he entered the locker room. That is because he is expected to play for the first time this Saturday against the Miami Dolphins since suffering an ACL injury against Seattle in the next to the game of the 2010 regular season. “It’s something I’ve been waiting for,” said Benn, who missed the first two Tampa Bay preseason games. “I’m going to use this week to knock off the rust and… Read More »

Tampa Bay coach Raheem Morris said defensive tackle Roy Miller is day-to-day with a knee injury. Miller suffered the injury against the Kansas City Chiefs in Friday’s preseason game. Morris said it is unlikely Miller will play Thursday against the Patriots. Bucs Sign Corner Tampa Bay signed sixth-year free-agent cornerback Ashton Youboty. A third-round pick by the Buffalo Bills in 2006, Youboty has played in 43 games and has made seven starts. Youtboty is 27 and 5-foot-11 and 189 pounds.… Read More »

Former Tampa Bay defensive tackle and football analyst Warren Sapp dropped by One Buc Place on Wednesday to do some work for NFL Network. In between interviews, Sapp took some time out to talk to the local media about the Bucs. Here is the first part of the interview: Q. What did you think of Tampa Bay not being aggressive in chasing other team’s free agents? A. I was looking at it from afar. And I was like they’re whatever… Read More »

Defensive tackle Brian Price and defensive end Da’Quan Bowers did not practice with the team this morning but worked out with trainers on the adjacent field. The Bucs said they would take it slow with some of the guys, so it will be interesting to see if they will be on the field for this afternoon practice. Receiver Arrelious Benn was on the field today (after not working out yesterday with the team) and looked very good. Bucs Release Long-Snapper… Read More »

Tampa Bay General Manager Mark Dominik hasn’t gotten much rest since free agency started Tuesday but in the fury he has been able to sign close to 40 contracts, including reupping offensive linemen Davin Joseph and Jeremy Trueblood. Joseph got a seven-year deal reportedly worth more than $52 million. Trueblood was re-signed for two years. “A couple of years ago when we took over, coach (Raheem) Morris and I talked about protecting and attacking the quarterback,” Dominik said. “In the… Read More »

There are a lot of fans upset the Tampa Bay Bucs haven’t appeared to be making many moves in this crazy madness known as NFL free agency 2011. Many haven’t gotten overly excited or doing the Dougie dance after the Bucs signed a punter. Be prepared if the Bucs don’t make any splash free agent signings. I mean, this isn’t the Washington Redskins, who look like Super Bowl contenders entering training camp nearly every year before finishing 6-10. Still, many teams… Read More »